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FROM:
DATE:
MEMORANDUM ITEM[ 7.4.
Mayor & City Council
Gary Schmitz, Planning Assistant
July 24, 1995
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment by the City of Elk
River/Public Hearing Case No. OA95-7
Request
The City of Elk River is requesting an ordinance amendment which would amend
Section 900.12, "Permitted Accessory Conditional Uses by District." The amendment
would include changing screened outdoor storage areas from a permitted use to a
conditional use in both the I-1 (Light Industrial) and I-2 (Medium Industrial) zoning
districts. The amendment would also consist of requiring that outdoor storage areas be
accessory to a principle use.
• Attachments
Ordinance 95-
Analysis
Recently staff has become aware of a problem related to the use of screened outdoor
storage areas in industrial zoning districts. The existing ordinance currently allows
screened outdoor storage as a permitted use in both the I-1 (Light Industrial) and I-2
(Medium Industrial) zoning districts. Staff is proposing an ordinance amendment which
will permit outdoor storage as a conditional use in both the I-1 and I-2 zoning districts
when it is accessory to a principle use. The conditional use permit will allow the
Planning Commission and City Council an opportunity to review the outdoor storage
request and require necessary conditions to properly screen the storage.
This amendment has been triggered by a recent request to store equipment and
construction material on a vacant lot in an industrial zoned area as a permitted use. The
proposal does not involve any type of building and consists of a user simply using the
parcel for storage on a vacant lot. It is staff's opinion that outdoor storage should be
accessory to a principle use such as a warehouse, light manufacturing plant, contractor
• business, etc. Outdoor storage also has the potential to negatively affect surrounding
property and should offer the potential for surrounding land owners to voice any
concerns at a public hearing to give the City the opportunity for a thorough review.
13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425
• ORDINANCE 95-7
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 900.12
"PERMITTED, ACCESSORY AND CONDITIONAL USES BY
DISTRICT" OF THE ELK RIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES
RELATING TO SCREENED OUTDOOR STORAGE AREAS
CASE NO. OA 95-7
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 900.12 of the Elk River Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to add the following sections:
Section 900.12 (13)(c)(xiv) -Screened outdoor storage areas accessory
to a principal use.
Section 900.12 (14)(c)(xiv) -Screened outdoor storage areas accessory
to a principal use.
Section 2. Section 900.12 of the Elk River Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to delete the following section:
• Section 900.12 (13)(A)(v) -Screened outdoor storage areas.
Section 3. Section 900.12 of the Elk River Code of Ordinances is hereby
amended to change the following language:
Section 900.12 (14)(A)(ii) -Enclosed storage or warehousing.
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from
and after the date of its publication.
Passed and adopted this day of , 1995, by the City
Council of the City of Elk River.
Henry A Duitsman ,Mayor
ATTEST:
Sandra A. Thackeray, City Clerk
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• Planning Commission Meeting
At the June 27, 1995 Planning Commission meeting the commission concurred with staff
recommendation and recommended approval of the ordinance amendment.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Ordinance 95-_
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